2006-07-05 10:19:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Gotta go with GeorgeWashington. First, because all the other nominees were trained as military men, Washington wasn't. Second, because he started out so unpromisingly ( got captured by the French and singlehandedly kicked off a restart of the French and Indian War), and also because he was a remarkably self disciplined and highly principled man. After the War of Independence he could have been made king of the new nation, but refused. Had it not been for the respect he commanded at the time, America might never have succeeded in the struggle. A great general and a remarkable man .
2006-07-05 12:55:32 · answer #1 · answered by LL 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Robert E Lee, he took an army up against one of the largest and greatest fighting armies at the time and defeated the Union for quite a few years during the Civil War. He was a good defensive general, if not for a few key mistakes by Confederate forces, our America would be very different.
2006-07-05 19:25:34 · answer #2 · answered by heather_7781 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My vote is for Dwight Eisenhower. It seems that when America needs greatness, it emerges and saves us. Not only was Eisenhower a great general, but he knew enough to surround himself with very competent people, like Bradley and Patton. He also coordinated the military might of the Allies and knew how to be a diplomat as well as a soldier. We have much to be grateful for that America produced someone like him when our need was the greatest and our survival was literally on the line.
2006-07-06 00:10:07 · answer #3 · answered by Library Lady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to be a tie between Robert E. Lee and U. S. Grant. Lee for keeping going with a smaller and technologically inferior force for over three years against massive odds, and Grant for being the one Union General with the perseverance to beat Lee.
2006-07-05 17:27:03 · answer #4 · answered by Cranach 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sir Garnet Wolseley was probably the best general in U.S. history. The best U.S. general in history, however, was probably Grant or Patton, although Eisenhower had possibly the best ability to work as overlord...
2006-07-05 18:43:00 · answer #5 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
General George Marshall for his reconstruction plan of Western Europe after WWII.
2006-07-05 21:23:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As much as i like Lee, he wasnt nothing without generals like Stonewall Jackson.... Lee had little headquarters staff and thanks to his blunders at Gettysburg, he lost the battle and the war for succession.
Grant's victories were wars of attrition, little tactical greatness. I should like to think Patton and MacArthur would rate pretty high....even Schwartzcoft... My vote though is for Stonewall Jackson....i like generals that led from the front...even tho it cost him his life.
2006-07-05 20:24:01 · answer #7 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
General Electric
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2006-07-05 20:43:19 · answer #8 · answered by Who cares 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would go with Washington.....he certainly was not at the start of the revolution, but by the end, he was amazing...he got some serious on the job training and made the most of it.
2006-07-05 17:41:47 · answer #9 · answered by mattlenny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duke's of Hazzards' "General Lee" Nice car!
2006-07-06 05:35:31 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. Sacamoco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋